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(单词翻译)

爸爸和丹尼尔上了车,丹尼尔听见旁边的两位乘客在谈论着公交公司的事情,他们具体在谈论些什么呢?一起来看看吧。

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Man: Hey, do you know the bus company network system crashed?

Woman: I heard about it several days ago!

Man: That is unbelievable!

Daniel: Daddy, can you tell me what they are talking about?

Benjamin: They are talking about the network of the bus company.

Daniel: Why is their network not working?

Benjamin: Because of the IC cards.

Daniel: The IC card?

Benjamin: Yes, Beijing is a big city and there are about 7,000,000 people using IC cards on buses.

Daniel: And?

Benjamin: All the people were checking the balance of their cards on the Internet at the same time, that's why the system crashed.

Daniel: Oh, that is horrible!

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男:嗨,你知道公交公司网络瘫痪这件事吗?

女:我几天前就听说了。

男:那太让人难以置信了!

丹尼尔:爸爸,你能告诉我他们在谈论的是什么吗?

本杰明:他们在说公交公司网络的问题。

丹尼尔:那为什么他们的网络不能够正常运行呢?

本杰明:因为IC卡的问题。

丹尼尔:IC卡吗?

本杰明:对啊,北京是个大城市,总共有7,000,000人用公交IC卡。

丹尼尔:然后呢?

本杰明:所有的人都去网上查看他们卡里的余额,所以就产生了网络问题。

丹尼尔:噢,那太可怕了!

经典背诵 Recitation
Daniel: People talk about the network system of the bus company a lot these days. I had no idea why until my father told me that there are lots of people using IC cards on buses, and when they get back home they would check their balance at the same time, then the system crashed, which is a big problem.

生词小结
crash n. 崩溃

network n. 网络

system n. 系统,体系

unbelievable adj. 令人难以置信的

check vt. 查询

balance n. 余额

horrible adj. 可怕的

单词扩展 Vocabulary Builder
大城市名称的单词

基础词汇

New York 纽约

Sydney 悉尼

Toronto 多伦多

Rome 罗马

Washington 华盛顿

Tokyo 东京

Paris 巴黎

Cairo 开罗

提高词汇

Moscow 莫斯科

London 伦敦

Venice 威尼斯

Detroit 底特律

Seoul 首尔

Athens 雅典

Los Angeles 洛杉矶

Berlin 柏林

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( ) is a big city.

[例] 家长读New York 纽约

孩子读New York is a big city. 纽约的标志性事物是自由女神像。

 


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0 Rome Pjszih     
n.罗马(意大利首都)
参考例句:
  • I have not been to either Paris or Rome.我既没有到过巴黎也没有到过罗马。
  • We're leaving for Rome next week.我们下星期要到罗马去。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 Venice 9HbyA     
n.威尼斯(意大利港市)
参考例句:
  • Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.威尼斯是世界上令人向往的旅游胜地之一。
  • Venice is celebrated for its beautiful buildings.威尼斯以美丽的建筑而闻名。
0 horrible drazZt     
adj.可怕的,极可憎的,极可厌的
参考例句:
  • This is a horrible monster.这是一个可怕的怪物。
  • That is a horrible accident.那是一次可怕的事故。
0 card kTXyB     
n.卡片,纸牌,名片
参考例句:
  • I can give you his card.我给你他的名片。
  • Betty turned the card over.贝蒂把卡片翻了过来。
0 because EQXyl     
conj.由于,因为
参考例句:
  • Because his car is old.因为他的汽车旧了。
  • He was late because of an accident.他是因事故而迟到的。
0 woman Wfhwg     
n.妇女,女人,女性
参考例句:
  • The woman looks very young.这个女人看上去很年轻。
  • She is a lovely woman.她是位美丽动人的女子。
0 problem hQaxH     
n.问题;难题
参考例句:
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难,我解决不了。
0 unbelievable efdzdl     
adj.不可相信的;难以置信的
参考例句:
  • They work with an unbelievable speed.他们以令人难以置信的速度工作。
  • That story is unbelievable.那故事不可信。
0 crash wz5xF     
n.碰撞,坠落,坠毁;撞击声,爆裂声;失败,瓦解;vt.碰撞,坠落,坠毁;vi.碰撞
参考例句:
  • There was a serious car crash this morning.今晨发生了一起严重的撞车事故。
  • The cars hit with loud crash.汽车相撞发出巨大的轰隆声。
0 checking checking     
n.校核,校[检]验,检查,核算,验算v.检查,核对( check的现在分词 );阻止;存放;托运(行李)
参考例句:
  • The police were checking up on what the man had told him. 警察正在对那个人所说的事实进行彻底核实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The owner opened a corporate checking account at the bank. 公司老板在银行开了一个法人账户。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 balance KP3y4     
n.秤,天平,平衡,[商]收支差额,结余,余额;资产平稳表;v.平衡,称,权衡,对比,结算;vt.称,权衡,比较,使平衡,结算,抵消
参考例句:
  • You must learn to keep your balance in skating.在溜冰时你得学会保持平衡。
  • I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path.我觉得在冰滑小道上走路要保持身体平衡是相当困难的。
0 Tokyo Bg1zKE     
n.东京(日本首都)
参考例句:
  • Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.东京是日本的首都。
  • Is this plane for Tokyo?这架飞机到东京吗?
0 Cairo axizKS     
n.开罗(埃及首都)
参考例句:
  • They get onto the plane at Cairo.他们在开罗上飞机。
  • Cairo is the capital of Egypt.开罗是埃及的首都。
0 Paris 8mgzNE     
n.巴黎(法国首都)
参考例句:
  • We flew from London to Paris.我们从伦敦飞往巴黎。
  • Paris is a famous city.巴黎是著名的城市。
0 Athens Dyazl9     
n.(希腊城市名)雅典
参考例句:
  • Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后。
  • China did very well in the last Olympics in Athens.中国在上届雅典奥运会上取得了优异的成绩。
0 crashed 1ed19f812025674dc7546e88789d5f5b     
v.(使)猛撞, (使)撞毁( crash的过去式和过去分词 );撞坏;猛冲直撞;发出巨响
参考例句:
  • The truck crashed into the tree and concertinaed. 货车撞在树上撞扁了。
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
0 system 8qGwo     
n.系统,体系,制度,方式,秩序,分类原则
参考例句:
  • He is good at the subject of social system.他擅长于社会制度问题。
  • He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
0 London ao1zzS     
n.伦敦
参考例句:
  • We got to London at 7 o'clock.我们7点到达伦敦。
  • We got to London yesterday.我们昨天到了伦敦。
0 Berlin OyRzOq     
n.柏林(德国城市)
参考例句:
  • He went to Berlin by aeroplane.他乘飞机到柏林。
  • Where was the Berlin wall?柏林墙在什么地方?
0 working KeCzHO     
adj.(涉及)工作的;(人)有工作的;(时间)用于工作上的;(想法等)可作为基础的v.(使)工作( work的现在分词);(使)运作;运转;(使)产生效果n.工作;活动;制作;操纵
参考例句:
  • I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。
  • childcare facilities for working parents 为职业父母提供的照管儿童的设施
0 Washington OeAzjC     
n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)
参考例句:
  • His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿,但住在旧金山。
  • They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。
0 ago LKGyH     
adv./adj.以前(的),以往(的)
参考例句:
  • Where were you two years ago?两年前你在哪里?
  • Sheila was here a moment ago.不久以前希拉还在这里。
0 lots 2ec001fcda7f781cac039579ca1ec170     
n.签( lot的名词复数 );许多;命运;阄
参考例句:
  • We have lots of things in common besides music. 除了音乐,我们还有很多共通点。
  • See you soon, lots of luv, Sue. 盼早日见到你,非常爱你的,休。
0 Toronto Dg2zOF     
n.多伦多(加拿大城市)
参考例句:
  • I am going to fly to Toronto next week.下星期我将飞往多伦多。
  • Maybe Toronto is nicer than Beijing.也许多伦多比北京好。
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式;愿,要;常常;大概;将要,会
参考例句:
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说?
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗?
0 cards HxCzYj     
n.卡( card的名词复数 );纸牌;贺卡;信用卡
参考例句:
  • The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer. 内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
  • Chip cards will be the money of the future. 智能卡将是未来的货币。
0 several STMzb     
adj.几个,若干,数个;各个的,各自的
参考例句:
  • Words often have several meanings.单词往往有若干个意思。
  • Several new members have come into the club since last year.自去年以来,又有些新成员加入了俱乐部。
0 vocabulary 8hVw0     
n.词汇,词汇量;词汇表
参考例句:
  • How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量?
  • You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。
0 internet xqGzJ6     
n.因特网;互联网络
参考例句:
  • You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
  • I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。
0 until cjnw3     
prep.直到...为止;conj.直到...时才...
参考例句:
  • He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
  • She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。
0 network hGIx0     
n.网络;网状物;广播网;电视网
参考例句:
  • They have built the national network.他们建成了全国性的网络。
  • They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
0 lot Z0jxZ     
n.许多;好些
参考例句:
  • We had a lot of difficulties.我们碰到过许多困难。
  • Helen eats a lot of fruit.海伦水果吃得很多。
0 using 78cdeac478e1ba62b564cfc57b945f87     
v.使用( use的现在分词 );利用;耗费;吸(毒)n.使用;利用;用途;使用权
参考例句:
  • He was disqualified from the competition for using drugs. 他因使用违禁药被取消比赛资格。
  • He made a lot of money, using some very dodgy methods. 他采用极其狡诈的手段赚了许多钱。
0 Moscow XnKzk3     
n.莫斯科(俄罗斯首都)
参考例句:
  • Moscow is a very cold place in winter.冬季莫斯科非常寒冷。
  • He joined a flying school in Moscow.他进了莫斯科一所飞行学校。
0 Sydney Zyezh     
n.悉尼(澳大利亚东南部一城市)
参考例句:
  • What are you doing in Sydney?你在悉尼干什么?
  • Have you got a map of Sydney?您有悉尼地图吗?
0 company gX4yf     
n.公司
参考例句:
  • Is this your company?这是你的公司吗?
  • Which company was that?那是哪家公司?
0 builder DSsy2     
n.建立者,建筑工人
参考例句:
  • Her father was a builder in Shanghai.她父亲是上海的一位建筑师。
  • Mouse saves builder!老鼠救了建筑工人!
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词;conj.有
参考例句:
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意!
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 idea ubuxF     
n.主意,办法;理想,思想,概念,意见
参考例句:
  • I have my own idea.我有自己的想法。
  • They agree to my idea.他们同意我的意见。
0 check ROxzn     
v.检查;核对
参考例句:
  • Check the dictionary by yourself!自己去查字典吧!
  • Who will check up this machine?谁来检测这台机器?
0 father 7l3xU     
n.父亲;创始人,发明者;(Father)神父
参考例句:
  • One day a letter from my father arrived at the school.有一天,学校收到了我父亲的一封信。
  • My father often speaks of my grandmother.我爸爸常常提起我的祖母。
0 city rVdyB     
n.市;城市;都市
参考例句:
  • Taipei city is an international city.台北市是国际都市。
  • Do you like living in the city?你喜欢住在都市里吗?

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